Here is your opportunity for worship, inspiration and learning, toward refreshing your spirit, and renewing your commitment to congregational leadership. Your time will abound with fellowship and networking with colleagues, while learning about courageous and visionary practices. This conference, while initiated and sponsored by the United Church, will bring together a rich diversity of leaders within the Canadian church. Your registration includes the cost of lunches and dinners, where you can continue discussions while enjoying a meal with both old friends and new.
Conference Location:
Wellington Square United Church
2121 Caroline St
Burlington, Ontario
Register before September 30th and receive the earlybird pricing. Use the Sign Up button near the bottom of this page to register for this event!
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Rev. Dr. Thomas Long - Professor of Preaching - Emory University
The Rev. Dr. Thomas G. Long was named one of the twelve most effective preachers in the English speaking world by Baylor University, along with the likes of Fred Craddock, Billy Graham, James Forbes, Barbara Brown-Taylor and William Willimon.
He is the author or editor of 14 books on preaching and worship including, Beyond the Worship Wars.
Dr. Long has taught at a number of seminaries, including Princeton, Columbia, and Candler.
He is the author of more than forty books, hundreds of articles (many of a scholarly and technical nature), and over 50 prefaces/forewords to others' books. He has over 1000 published sermons, and currently is the chief weekly contributor to the lectionary-based sermons.com. Sweet has weekly podcasting on iTunes entitled Napkin Scribbles.
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Dr. Rodger Nishioka
Rodger holds the Benton Family chair in Christian Education at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. He is renowned worldwide as a leading expert in ministry with youth and young adults.
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Rev. Anna Christie
Anna is a registered clinical counsellor, church consultant and United Church minister from Richmond, BC. She is the author of the award winning book, Evoking Change: Make a Difference in Your Life and in the World
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Rev. Dr. Guy Chevreau
Guy is a noted historian and renewal theologian associated with the “Toronto Blessing”. He is the author of: Catch the Fire; We Dance Because We Cannot Fly and The Kingdom of God in the Western World.
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Ken Spence – FranklinCovey
Ken is a preacher’s kid with twenty years experience in time management training, built on the teachings of Stephen Covey’s
7 Habits of Highly Effective People, |
